Thermal Energy
Temperature reveals how hot or cold an object is. However, at the molecular levels it tells us how .....
fast the molecules are moving
How is the planet heated?
1. sun 2. surface 3. atmosphere
Provide an example of a green house gas
Carbon dioxide, methane, sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide
Define microbiome & provide an example of one
microscopic organisms living and interacting with each other
1. mouth
2. skin
3. hair
Classify the allele pairs
1. Aa
2. aa
3. AA
heterozygous, homozygous R, heterozygous D
The law of equilibrium states
heat energy moves from hot to cold until both objects are the same temperature
What type of climate is at the 0 degree latitude?
Hot most UV sunlight
Gases in the atmosphere trap in heat making the planet hotter
Provide a specific example how microorganisms help humans stay healthy
mouth break down food, skin protect, eyelashes, stomach
Compare and contrast asexual vs sexual reproduction.
Provide 2 differences
2 vs 1 parent, clones vs genetically different, short vs long, few vs many
Ice berg because it has more mass
How does proximity to the ocean affect climate?
Example: Florida vs Arizona
Closer to ocean wet climate, humid, vegetation, diversity, rainfall
Farther away dry climate, low diversity, little rainfall, desert
Why are trees so important when talking about climate change?
They absorb carbon dioxide and help cool our planet
Why is hand sanitizer a good and bad choice?
Kills good and bad bacteria leaving you defenseless
In sexual reproduction how much genes of each parent does the the offspring inherit?
50% mom 50% dad
Name the phase change and describe how the atom's motion and arrangement changes
Popsicle on a hot summer day.
melting, spread apart and move faster
How can ocean currents affect your climate?
Why are cows bad for the environment?
produce methane which is a potent green house gas
Break down food into glucose, oxygen, and amino acids
Complete a punnett square for a heterozygous sharp tooth dad shark and a homozygous dull tooth mom shark
dad Tt
mom tt
50%
Removing heat from a substance makes the molecules move ___________________ and get ________________ _______________.
less, closer together
Describe El Nino
Changes to climate due to changes in ocean currents make some places warmer and other colder
Provide 2 ways we can reduce green house gas emission
1. ride a bike
2. don't cut down trees
3. eat chicken not beef
4. plant trees
5. don't use plastic
Describe the circulatory system.
Transports all molecules around the body so cells can have what they need to perform their function
Change the gene and you change the __________ which also changes the _______________ and then changes the organisms _________________.
code, protein, trait